The Japan Times66%
Gasoline, diapers and drinks: Japan faces wide-ranging impact amid concern over oil 0%
By Eric Johnston54%
4/5/2026, 2:49:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Anchoring Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 75.7% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 858 faulty-reasoning hits from 173 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 16,813 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.
Even as Japan dips into its vast reserves of oil, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is fueling concerns about medium and long-term shortages and higher prices for everything from gas at the pump to plastic toys sold in ¥100 shops.
While the government has rushed to assure the public that the overall supply of crude oil and petroleum products used in the making of plastics is sufficient for now, efforts to curb electricity and petroleum consumption could be needed by as early as next month if oil imports coming from the strait have not resumed and domestic reserves, enough to cover about eight months of the country’s consumption, are further depleted.
"We’ll continue to monitor the current situation regarding the supply and demand of essential goods and their prices, and respond flexibly and won’t rule out any possibilities,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday during parliamentary questioning about possibly seeking the public’s cooperation to conserve electricity and reduce consumption.
Confirmation Bias
41%Confirmation Bias
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41%AuthorEric Johnston
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anchoring Bias
41%Anchoring Bias
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41%AuthorEric Johnston
2.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Availability Heuristic
24.3%Availability Heuristic
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24.3%AuthorEric Johnston
7.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
1.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Framing Effect
75.7%Framing Effect
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75.7%AuthorEric Johnston
12%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
24.3%Loss Aversion
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24.3%AuthorEric Johnston
2.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
1.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
3.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
24.3%Pessimism Bias
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24.3%AuthorEric Johnston
3.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
72.3%Negativity Bias
OverallThis article
72.3%AuthorEric Johnston
10.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
1.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
3.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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False Dilemma
41%False Dilemma
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41%AuthorEric Johnston
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
3.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
2.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
24.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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24.3%AuthorEric Johnston
5.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
27.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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27.7%AuthorEric Johnston
0.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Unattributed Quote
27.7%Unattributed Quote
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27.7%AuthorEric Johnston
2.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Biased Writer Voice
31.2%Biased Writer Voice
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31.2%AuthorEric Johnston
6.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Indoctrination
41%Indoctrination
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41%AuthorEric Johnston
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorEric Johnston
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173 words analyzed.
Analysis
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